Twitter Not Credible? CEO EV Has A Plan

October 04, 2009 | Sarah Chong

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• brtsflk
  simply because of the format, info posted on twitter will have a modicum of error. this is the human thing, just as personal honesty is a human thing. twitter is for fun first, truth in info second, or third or fourth???
• LLS
  I understand the idea of having a peer rating system and support it in theory, but ...
  I am moderator on a large board that has a system and it is sometimes abused because of personal feuding.
  Like it or not there is a large number of people who use Twitter as a large public chat room and personal baggage comes along with that. If you don't know the players and the motives someone could be unfairly rated by a group effort to discredit them. That could also apply to companies using Twitter, all it might take is one angry person with soap box charisma.
  Just pointing out the rating system could be a useful tool -- or a personal weapon.
  
  And then there's this. There is already a growing pile of apps for those who want bells and whistles. What I and others I know love about Twitter is it's simplicity, if it continually becomes more elaborate will there be a point we just won't bother anymore ? My bet is yes.
• sarah_chong
  Hi there!
  
  Thanks for sharing. I agree with you 100% on it being possibly a personal weapon. But I will let Twitter worry about how to cope with that.
  
  About being more elaborate, I see your concern too. With most people welcoming the added features, most of us have forgotten about its initial appeal, simplicity! I wonder what Twitter would look like once the retweet system and other features are up. Hopefully, it would be welcomed by most and remain to be attractive for a long time (:
• JustMeOutHere
  Reputation is a very valid concern... as well as legitimacy. I see a lot of lovely folks tweeting some celebs which seem to be less than genuine. They are unverified. If we see obvious fakes what takes so long to get rid of them them and anyone that knows please list a decent site to report the fake celebs.
• sarah_chong
  Hopefully this issue would be solved really soon! thanks for sharing (:
• Sherry Lowry
  I really, really like the clean, crisp and simple appearance of this site - and appreciate the Twitter "credibility" article by Sarah Chong that brought it to my attention - via the assistance of @Twitter_Tips.
  
  >>EV revealed that Twitter is working on a reputation validating system based on users’ ratings of each other.
  “We are working on reputation systems … You may not know someone is trustworthy, but other people who are trustworthy trust them.”<<
  
  This makes total sense to me and I'll be glad to participate actively in such. Thanks, EV!
• sarah_chong
  Thanks, Sherry! Yup communities work completely on trust and we are glad we can eliminate people who are not here for the right reasons!
• deylight
  Information quality meter/monitor ok--but twitter is in no position to put a reputation label on anyone--except Twitter What will they call the list white list and Black list like their API app ratings. On what authority will such ratings be made? Librarians and Information professionals can only go so far and tech folks can't be expected to be capable of determining the reliability of info in a broad spectrum of fields-- have they hired knowledge professionals for that work?? Bet not--
• sarah_chong
  Hi there!
  
  The system as we know it is going to based on users' ratings. Works like reddit and biz sugar. if you think a user is not credible, you can vote down on him. This is as far as I can interpret from the short interview! (: Something like a neighborhood isn't it? Can't afford a bad reputation.
  
  The authorities wont be the one labeling anyone, no worries!
• holgerschmidt
  There is already a Twitter repuation system: Try http://tweetranking.com, wherer Twitterer can recommend each other. The results are rankings of the most trustworthy people on Twitter.
• sarah_chong
  Thanks for sharing! (: integrating this system into twitter would be much more convenient for everyone.
• Sherry Lowry
  Ahh...thanks, holgerschmidt - i did not realize this and will definitely connect to it.
  
  @sherrylowry